September 26–28, 2019 Providence, RI

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul and

Providence College

Registration and more information available at

www.liturgysociety.orgRegistration deadline: Monday, September 16

Annual Conference of the

Society for Catholic Liturgy+

The Sacred Liturgy and the Family

Veronica Arntz Michael Brummond Richard Bulzachelli Rev. Daniel Cardó

Julia Dezelski Andrew Dinan

Jennifer Donelson Gabriella Elhallal

Michael FoleyRev. Gerald Dennis Gill

Nathaniel GotcherJohn Haigh

Rev. Robert Johansen Jessica KeatingRev. Paul Keller

Lisa Knutson

Nathan Knutson Rev. Joseph LoJacono

Kevin Magas William Mahrt

Michael McCallion Kevin Miller

James Monti

Featuring Keynote Addresses by:

Dr. Timothy O'Malley, Director, McGrath Institute for Church Life, Notre Dame Center for Liturgy

Dr. Robert Fastiggi, Professor of Systematic Theology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary

With papers on the conference theme to be delivered by:

Patricia Pasternak Carolyn PirtleRev. Neil Roy

Christina Strafaci Owen Vyner

Rev. Nicholas Zientarski

Conference Registration Rates Complete conference for full or associate members of the Society: $350 Complete conference for non-members of the Society: $420 Complete conference for student members of the Society or seminarians: $240Single day rate (including lunch on that day): $170Single day rate for students/seminarians (with lunch): $50 Full conference registration includes a banquet (Thursday evening) at the Graduate Providence Hotel and catered lunches on Friday and Saturday.

Conference Hotels Please reserve by the date noted for these discounted rates.

Graduate Providence$159 per nightValet parking ($25/day)Group code for discount: 1909SOCALI Reservations: call 401-421-0700 or online at www.graduatehotels.com/providence/. You must provide the group code for the conference discount.Reserve by August 30.

Providence Marriott Downtown $169 per night Free parking and shuttle to Providence College and Graduate Providence HotelReservations: call 800-535-4028 and ask for the Society for Catholic Liturgy discount. Reserve by September 4.

Transportation Recommended airport is PVD (Providence T.F. Green). BOS (Boston Logan International) is about an hour away by car. Conference attendees are responsible for their own transportation.

Other Information Conference presenters must register for the full conference. Registration fees are non-refundable. Payment for the conference must be made by credit card (via the conference website) or check. Check payments must be received by Monday, September 16th (payable to: Society for Catholic Liturgy, mailed to Rev. Dennis Gill / Treasurer, Society for Catholic Liturgy / ℅ Office for Divine Worship / Archdiocese of Philadelphia / 222 North Seventeenth Street /Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Thursday, September 26, 2019 (Graduate Providence Hotel, 11 Dorrance St., Providence, RI, 02903)

This evening's events are for registered attendees

6:00 - Registration & Social 7:00 – Welcome by Dr. Jennifer Donelson and Keynote Address by Dr. Timothy O'Malley 7:30 - Dinner 8:45 - Salve Regina

Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (30 Fenner St., Providence, RI 02903)

9:00 - Mass in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Bp. Thomas Tobin celebrant Individual Masses may be celebrated by arrangement with Sr. Elizabeth, 401-278-4633/officeforreligious@dioceseofprovidence.org

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available from 11:00-11:45 in the main Cathedral

Coffee/tea and light refreshments available throughout the day in the Cathedral hall

11:00-12:00 Concurrent sessions, Cathedral hall, Rooms A, B, C

A: Rev. Nicholas Zientarski, “Considerations on the Baptism of the Children of Same-Sex Couples” B: Fr. Daniel Cardo, “The Homily and the Sanctification and Formation of the Family”

C: (Shared session): Michael Brummond, “The Word of God in the Domestic Church and the Promotion of

the Sacred Liturgy” Andrew Dinan, “Poetry and the Family”

12:15-1:15 Concurrent Sessions

A: Richard Bulzachelli, “The Real and Meaningful Distinction Between Natural and Sacramental Marriage: Biblical and Patristic Insights for Today”

B: Jennifer Donelson, “The Role of Sacred Music in Catholic Education and the Development of the Spiritual Lives of Children”

C: (Shared session): Nathan Knutson, “Ora et Labora: The Benedictine Monastic Office and the Family” Gabriella Elhallal, “The Monastic Home: Considering the Convergence of the Monastery and the

Domestic Church”

1:15-2:30 Catered lunch for registered attendees, Cathedral hall

2:30-3:30 Concurrent sessions

A: Rev. Paul Keller, O.P., “Eucharistic Worship Among the Civilly Divorced and Remarried” B: Michael Foley, “An Introduction to Francis X. Weiser, S.J.” C: (Shared session): Michael McCallion, “As the Parish Goes, so Goes the Family”

Rev. Robert Johansen, “Lex Orandi vs. Lex Vivendi? The Rite of Marriage as Theologia Prima”

4:00-5:00 Concurrent sessions

A: James Monti, “The ‘Seriousness’ of Family Life and the Sacred Liturgy in the Writings of Dietrich von Hildebrand”

B: Kevin Magas, "A Universal Call to Asceticism at Mid-Century: Louis Bouyer and Paul Evdokimov on the Relationship between Marriage and Monasticism"

C: Lisa Knutson, “Ever-Virgin and Ever-Mother: Mater Christi. The Purification, Churching of Women, and the Devotional Role of the Mother in Judeo-Christian History”

5:15-6:15 Concurrent sessions

A: Rev. Neil Roy, “The Liturgical Cultus of the Holy Family: Origins and Developments of a Votive Feast” B: Rev. Joseph LoJacono, “Pastoring Hispanic-Americans toward Reverence in Liturgy and Family

Formation” C: (Shared session): Julia Dezelski, “Family as Domestic Church: Place of Prayer and Liturgy with Both Lungs”

Patricia Pasternak, “Sacraments: Graced Moments of Encounter”

Saturday, September 28: Ruane Center, Providence College (If parking, 212 Huxley Ave., Providence, 02908; if by taxi, Main Gate, 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, 02918)

8:00 Concelebrated OF Mass in St. Dominic Chapel on campus Individual Masses may be celebrated until 12:00

9:00-10:00 Plenary session in Ruane 105: Welcome by Fr. Peter Martyr, OP

Keynote Address: Dr. Robert Fastiggi, “The Indissolubility of Marriage in Support of Family Life”

Coffee/tea and light refreshments available throughout the day in Ruane Great Room, 1st floor

10:15-11:15 Concurrent sessions in R105, R205, R206

R105: Rev. Dennis Gill, “The Christian Family and the Practice of Penance” R205: William Mahrt, “The Liturgy for St. Joseph” R206: (Shared session):

Carolyn Pirtle, “Root and Blossom: The Liturgical Life, the Devotional Life, and the Domestic Church” Jessica Keating, “These Four and No More? Overcoming Isolation and Insularity in the Practice of the

Domestic Life.”

Dinner on your own; see list of suggested restaurants

11:45-1:00

1:15-2:30:

2:30-3:30:

Dominican Rite Mass in the Extraordinary Form, St. Pius V Church (55 Elmhurst Avenue, across the street from Providence College)

Catered lunch for registered attendees, Ruane Center Great Room, !st floor

Concurrent sessions

R105: Christina Strafaci, “’Food Indeed’: Consequences of the Americanization of the Family Table for the Sacramental Preparation of Children and an Ecclesiology of Communion”

R205: Veronica Arntz, “The Eucharist and Marriage: Two Sacraments United in a Theology of Sacrifice” R206: (Shared session):

John Haigh, “If ‘All Living Christians are Dead Pagans Walking About,’ It Behooves us to Review the Pagan Tradition of the Home Altar”

Nathaniel Gotcher, “Let the Children Come to Me”: Sacred Architecture and Childhood Religion”

3:45-4:45: Concurrent sessions

R105: Owen Vyner, “Wine Becoming Water: The Sacrament of Penance and Conjugal Spirituality” R206: Kevin Miller, “The Ontology and Liturgy of the ‘Domestic Church”

Vigil Masses to fulfill the Sunday obligation:

St. Pius V Church (55 Elmhurst Avenue, Providence): 4:30 P.M.

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (30 Fenner St., Providence): 5:00 P.M.

St. Patrick Catholic Church (244 Smith St., Providence): 4:00 P.M. (English), 6:00 P.M. (Spanish)